This week's spotlight is on my friend and former colleague Rhiannon Sawyer, an absolute rockstar who oversaw strategy and operations for the social media and editorial teams at WeWork. Know of a role that might suit her? Get in touch!
Rhiannon Sawyer
Name: Rhiannon Sawyer
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Currently based in: New York City
Describe yourself in three words: Passionate, determined, and loyal.
Previous experience: I have 12 years of experience as an operations and strategy specialist, social media marketer, journalist, and film critic. Most recently I was at WeWork running operations and strategy for the global social media and editorial teams. Prior to that I worked at NBC Universal, overseeing the operations and strategy for the social media marketing of Seeso, a comedy streaming service. Back in Australia, I managed the social account strategy for the television arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for 3 years, which involved not only community management and content creation but also launching and tracking national and international campaigns for huge initiatives and TV programs (heard of 'Ja'mie Private School Girl,' anyone?) and creating guidelines, training and best practices for social media production for managers around the country. For five years prior to that I was an editor, journalist, and ran social for a national features magazine, a B2B small business magazine, and a film magazine.
What do you want your next role to look like? I'm in the market for a full-time gig running operations and strategy, whether for a marketing team, CSR team, or wider business team. I enjoy solving problems, coming up with systems and processes, and losing myself in a good spreadsheet as I tackle a budget or data. I have a burning passion for social justice and doing what we can to help save the planet, so I'd love to work for an organization that shares my values and is truly trying to make the world a better place.
I feel inspired when: I have a challenging problem to solve.
Outside of work you’ll find me: Going on adventures with my husband and son, exploring New York and the States!
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